Yellow Dog

To be fair, there are some Republicans--okay, one so far--willing to cut through the crap we are fed by the Bush administration and the conservative-leaning corporate media propoganda and to make an honest assessment of Rumsfeld's handling of the war in Iraq. Senator John McCain said today that he has "no confidence" in Rummy. Join the club. I doubt the soldiers who spoke with Rumsfeld SEVEN months ago and long before this latest complaint about insufficient armor have much confidence in him either.

That's right--according to journalist Joe Conason,

"Seven months before the defense secretary's recent exchange, another grunt had complained about inadequate armor. Every GI who's been blown up since then is another reason to fire him.

If his competence matched his confidence, Rumsfeld would not only have investigated but acted months ago to improve 'force protection' in Iraq. It is amazing indeed that as the war drags on toward its second anniversary, and as the lack of planning for the occupation continues to take a terrible toll on our men and women along with the Iraqi people, this man remains in the job he has bungled so badly."

That seems to be a pattern with this administration: bungle things so badly and get rewarded by keeping your job (Condi "oops I didn't see that memo about an attack" Rice, anyone?). This principle would also help explain the 2004 election.



Yahoo! News - McCain Has 'No Confidence' in Rumsfeld